Wei Zhao

Wei Zhao and Zhao Wei may refer to:

Wei Zhao (Three Kingdoms)

Wei Zhao (204–273), courtesy name Hongsi, was a scholar and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. He shared the same personal name as Sima Zhao (an ancestor of the Jin Dynasty emperors) so, in order to avoid naming taboo, the Jin historian Chen Shou changed Wei Zhao's personal name to "Yao" when he wrote Wei's biography in the Sanguozhi (the authoritative source for the history of the Three Kingdoms period).

Life

Wei Zhao was appointed as the first President (博士祭酒) of the Imperial Nanking University by the third Wu emperor, Sun Xiu, in 258. He was the chief editor of the Book of Wu, an official history of Wu. While he was compiling the 'Book of Wu, the fourth Wu emperor Sun Hao attempted to force him to rewrite certain portions of the book, but Wei Zhao refused on the grounds that such amendments would infringe the principle of history. Wei Zhao's insistence on producing a historically accurate Book of Wu resulted in his execution by Sun Hao. Wei Zhao also wrote several other works, such as Annotations to Guoyu (國語注) and Argument and Interpretation of Names (辯釋名).

Wei Zhao (footballer)

Wei Zhao (traditional Chinese: 魏釗; simplified Chinese: 魏钊; pinyin: Wèi Zhāo; Jyutping: wai⁶ ciu¹, born August 29, 1983, Tianjin) is a China-born Hong Kong footballer, who currently plays in the Goalkeeper position for Tuen Mun of Hong Kong. On 03.06.2011, Wei Zhao won his first cap for the Hong Kong national team in an international friendly match against Malaysia National Team.

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